Sketchy Advent
In the run up to Christmas 2024, I invited the followers of this site to join in a devotional journey reflecting on the themes of the advent candles. I hope to expand and pack these as a small devotional book in the future.
In the meantime, you can see the current series here.
Sketchy Advent 1: Hope
"The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.
Sketchy Advent 2: The path to peace
“And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins; as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,
Sketchy Advent Week 3: Joy with the Shepherds
And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, ‘
Sketchy Advent Week 4: Love
“In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. ... And Mary said,
Sketchy Advent: Christ
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. … And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth."